five rules - ash1930 -naashtengaal serenade

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Ready or not,someday it will allcome to an end.



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Your wealth, fame and temporal powerwill shrivel to irrelevance.

It will not matter what you owned orwhat you were owed.



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Your grudges, resentments,

frustrations, and jealousies

will finally disappear.

So, too, your hopes,

ambitions, plans, and to-dolists will expire.



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The wins and losses that once seemed

so important will fade away.

It won't matter where you came from,

or on what side of the tracks you lived,

at the end.



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It won't matter whether you were beautiful orbrilliant

Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.



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So what will

matter? How willthe value of yourdays be measured?What will matteris not what you

bought, but what

you built;not what you got,but what you gave.



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What willmatter is

not yoursuccess,but your

significance.What willmatter isnot what

you learned,but what

you taught.



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What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, orsacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others

to emulate your example.



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What will matter is not your competence,but your character.

What will matter is not how many people youknew, but how many will feel a lasting loss

when you're gone.



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What will matter is notyour memories, but thememories that live in

those who loved you.What will matter is how

long you will beremembered, by whom

and for what.



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Living a life thatmatters doesn't

happen by accidentIt's not a matter ofcircumstance but of

choice.



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Think what memories are you going to leave behind?

HOW WILL PEOPLE REMEMBER YOU WHEN YOU

ARE GONE?



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WeWeconvinceconvince

ourselvesourselves

that life will that life will

be better be better

once we areonce we are

married,married,

have ahave ababy, thenbaby, then

another.another.



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Then we getThen we get

frustratedfrustrated

because our because our

childrenchildren are notare not

old enough, andold enough, and

that all will bethat all will be

well when theywell when they

are older.are older.



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Then we are frustratedThen we are frustrated

because they reachbecause they reach

adolescence and weadolescence and we

must deal with them.must deal with them.Surely we·ll be happierSurely we·ll be happier

when they grow out ofwhen they grow out of

the teen years.the teen years.



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We tell ourselves our life will beWe tell ourselves our life will be

better when our spouse getsbetter when our spouse gets

his/her act together, when we havehis/her act together, when we have

a nicer car, when we can take aa nicer car, when we can take avacation, when we finally retire.vacation, when we finally retire.



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The truth is that there is no better timeThe truth is that there is no better time

to be happy than right now.to be happy than right now.

If not, then when? If not, then when?

Your life will always be full of Your life will always be full of

challenges. It is better to admit as muchchallenges. It is better to admit as much

and to decide to be happy in spite of it and to decide to be happy in spite of it

all.all.



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1. Free your heart from hatred.1. Free your heart from hatred.

2. Free your mind from worries.2. Free your mind from worries.

3. Live simply.3. Live simply.

4. Give more.4. Give more.

5. Expect less5. Expect less



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Then we get frustrated becauseThen we get frustrated because

our children are not old enough,our children are not old enough,

and that all will be well whenand that all will be well when

they are older.they are older.

We tell ourselves our life will be better when our spouse gets his/her actWe tell ourselves our life will be better when our spouse gets his/her act

together, when we have a nicer car, when we can take a vacation, when wetogether, when we have a nicer car, when we can take a vacation, when we

finally retire.finally retire.

Then we are frustrated because they reach adolescence and weThen we are frustrated because they reach adolescence and we

must deal with them. Surely we¶ll be happier when they grow outmust deal with them. Surely we¶ll be happier when they grow out

of the teen years.of the teen years.



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N o one can go back and make a brand N o one can go back and make a brand

new start. Anyone can start from now new start. Anyone can start from now

and make a brand new ending. God and make a brand new ending. God

didn't promise days without pain,didn't promise days without pain,

Laughter without sorrow, sun without Laughter without sorrow, sun without

rain,rain,

but He did promise strength for the day,but He did promise strength for the day,

comfort for the tears, and light for thecomfort for the tears, and light for the

way. Disappointments are like road way. Disappointments are like road

humps, they slow you down a bit but humps, they slow you down a bit but

you enjoy the smooth road afterwards.you enjoy the smooth road afterwards.

Don't stay on the humps too long. MoveDon't stay on the humps too long. Move

on! on!



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W hen you feel downW hen you feel down

because you didn't get because you didn't get

what you want, just sit what you want, just sit

tight and be happy,tight and be happy,

because God is thinking because God is thinking

of something better toof something better to

give you. W hengive you. W hen

something happens tosomething happens to

you, good or bad,you, good or bad,

consider what it means.consider what it means.

There's a purpose to life'sThere's a purpose to life's

events, o teach you how events, o teach you how to laugh more or not toto laugh more or not to

cry too hard. You can't cry too hard. You can't

make someone love you,make someone love you,

all you can do is beall you can do is be

someone who can besomeone who can be

loved, he rest is up toloved, he rest is up tothe person to realisethe person to realise

your worth.your worth.



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The measure of love is when you loveThe measure of love is when you love

without measure. In life there are verywithout measure. In life there are veryrare chances that you'll meet therare chances that you'll meet the

person you love and loves you inperson you love and loves you in

return.return.

So once you have it don't ever let go,So once you have it don't ever let go,

the chance might never come your waythe chance might never come your way

again. It's better to lose your pride toagain. It's better to lose your pride tothe one you love, than to lose the onethe one you love, than to lose the one

you love because of pride. We spendyou love because of pride. We spend

too much time looking for the righttoo much time looking for the right

person to love or finding fault withperson to love or finding fault with

those we already love, when instead wethose we already love, when instead we

should beshould beperfecting the love we give.perfecting the love we give.



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W hen you truly care for W hen you truly care for

someone, you don't look someone, you don't look for faults, you don't look for faults, you don't look

for answers, you don't for answers, you don't

look for mistakes. Instead,look for mistakes. Instead,

you fight the mistakes,you fight the mistakes,

you accept the faults, and you accept the faults, and

you overlook the excuses.you overlook the excuses.N ever abandon an old N ever abandon an old

friend. You will never find friend. You will never find

one who can take hisone who can take his

place. place.

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